Bronchial hyperresponsiveness in asthmatic adults - A long-term correlation study

European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 125-131

  Carbone, R ^c   Luppi, F ^a   Monselise, A ^b   Bottino, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asthma; Bronchial hyperresponsiveness; Therapy

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; METHACHOLINE; SALBUTAMOL;

ADULT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CALCULATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE MARKER; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROVOCATION TEST; SEASONAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 19944403252     PISSN: 11283602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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